Sam Allison
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-10-01) 1 October 1980
Place of birth Chippenham, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Swindon Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bristol City 0 (0)
Bournemouth 0 (0)
Exeter City 0 (0)
2001–2002 Clevedon Town 22 (7)
2002–2003 Bath City
2003 Salisbury City 4 (0)
2003–2011 Chippenham Town 188 (34)
2011–2013 Frome Town 9 (0)
Total 223+ (41+)
International career
England schoolboys
Great Britain schoolboys
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sam Allison (born 1 October 1980) is an English professional football referee and former player.

Playing career

Allison played as a midfielder for Swindon Town, Bristol City, Bournemouth, Exeter City, Clevedon Town, Bath City, Salisbury City, Chippenham Town, and Frome Town, as well as for England and Great Britain schoolboys.[1][2]

Refereeing career

Allison worked as a firefighter and as a match official in the English Football League.[2][3][4][5]

On 26 December 2023 he became the first black referee in the Premier League in 15 years, since Uriah Rennie.[6][7][8]

References

  1. "Sam Allison | Player Profile · Aylesbury United Archive". www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com.
  2. 1 2 "From firefighter to match official: Sam Allison's refereeing journey". EFL. 23 March 2023.
  3. "Sam Allison: Who is the history-making referee?". www.premierleague.com.
  4. Jones, Paul (15 December 2023). "Former Wiltshire firefighter Sam Allison to referee in the Premier League | The New Blackmore Vale Magazine | In Print & Online". The New Blackmore Vale Magazine.
  5. "Former firefighter becomes first black referee in Premier League for 15 years". Bournemouth Echo. 15 December 2023.
  6. "Why has it taken 15 years for a black Premier League ref?" via www.bbc.co.uk.
  7. "Sam Allison becomes first black referee in Premier League for 15 years and only the second ever". Sky News.
  8. "Sam Allison becomes first Black referee in Premier League for 15 years in Boxing Day match between Sheffield United and Luton". Sky Sports.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.